Did I mention that I own a 1978 Porsche 928? I share it with my brother, so it lives in Detroit.
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YES. I read that in my research, but I forgot to include that tidbit in the story. Shameful for someone like me who owns a 1978 928.
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Check out “Techno Rebels” by Dan Sicko.
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Glad to be able to open your eyes to some history. Thanks for the read.
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Such a vital memory.
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I had links to all of the audio tracks in my original copy. I can only assume they were taken out for editorial/copyright reasons. Thanks for adding!
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Such a great note. Thanks so much for reading this story. I’m glad it resonated for you. I own a 1978 Porsche 928, so this means a lot to me, personally.
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Yep. All of us ex-full-time-writer-types who left recently chose to leave. It was the video team that had layoffs. Read more

There’s plenty of excellent kinja users with zero experience that can write well enough to meet the requirements. Why block them with an arbitrary ‘5 years experience required’ clause? Read more

IIRC Kristen and Alanis left on their own terms. Read more

Cars, like everything else in life, are political. Read more

I’d like to head up a new Malaiselopnik sub-brand of Jalopnik, where we celebrate the underwhelming awesomeness of American automobiles from 1973~1988. We’ll acknowledge the belief that the Big Three were doing the best they could while trying to deal with emissions regulations, Japanese imports, and cheap cocaine. No … Read more

Do you need to be NYC based? Does hiring a writer with dyslexia count as a tax break for G/O Media? Do I have to stick to sports? Read more

Rory, cut the shit with the Caddys. They’re still cheap and it’s next on my “To Own” list right now. Read more

Were there other candidates for the new poll name? I’m struggling to think of anything good right now, but was there a focus group or how did this go down? Read more

Yukon Wins hands down. No one actually wants to live with a bare bones old ass truck, and the Flex is a car. No bueno for AK. Read more

The answer is alway Unimog. Plus you can just live in it and add the house payment to make budget. 

Makes two of us. Read more

My heart hurts, David.  Read more

I’m Willy proud of you, David.
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